Woolworths rolls out unit pricing

[TVR-190]

Woolworths rolls out unit pricing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

This annoys me, Woolies has come out and claimed its the first supermarket to implement unit pricing e.g. each egg costs 89cents or 50cents per 100ml on products.

HOWEVER

i work for Franklins supermarkets and we have been doing this for about 2 months now. i hate how woolies likes to monopolize and control everything, pricks

[Reaper]

Meh - who cares who did it first??? Great that it is happening though. Makes life a heap easier for the consumer. I wish they all did it.

Reaper

[TVR-190]

i care, how would you like it if you came up with a good idea and some major company came out and claimed they are the first to do it

[Reaper]

i care, how would you like it if you came up with a good idea and some major company came out and claimed they are the first to do it

Has happened to me before. I was more focused on the end game of making $$$ and let the opposition worry about beating their chest whilst focusing on their ****ing competition on who did what first.

Reaper

[Evolution_Ends_Here]

gr8 ThATS all I need more C*** on tickets

[vlv8vic]

ALDI have been doing that for ages. Good idea IMO

[Full Spectrum]

Franklins!.. Are they still going.

[minux]

LMAO @ the retards who need price tags to work this out.

Learn some basic maths ffs.

[kniever]

i thought woolworths bought franklins, therefore franklins is a woolworths company.

correct me if im wrong, but thats what happened to all the franklins around here where i live

[VrWagz1]

I think its a great idea, aldi's been doing it for yonks and it makes it real easy to see which really is the cheapest, helps alot. Still i dont see the big whohar on woolies doin it, theres aleady a few doing it already, so they should be ashamed they are so far behind the game
^^Sure you could do the same maths calculation for each of the 30 or 40 items you might buy, but why worry when its there on the tag. You can compare 10 different priced items in 3 seconds, saves heaps of time.

[TVR-190]

Franklins is owned by a south african company called pick and pay, was bought by them in 2001 when the company crashed, thats when woolies bought a heap of stores, but they dont own any part of franklins.

[Full Spectrum]

Call me old, But i only know Safeways.

[tr3nt]

LMAO @ the retards who need price tags to work this out.

Learn some basic maths ffs.

Thats a bit harsh for those who struggle with even simple basic addition minux, It's also very frustrating and mind numbing when you are shopping for a weeks worth of groceries and you have to think of a trolley full of products, which one is the most value for money. I personally whole heartedly agree with the idea, regardless of who thought of the idea, it should be rolled out with all supermarkets.

[ClairBear]

This annoys me, Woolies has come out and claimed its the first supermarket to implement unit pricing e.g. each egg costs 89cents or 50cents per 100ml on products.



HOWEVER

i work for Franklins supermarkets and we have been doing this for about 2 months now. i hate how woolies likes to monopolize and control everything, pricks

You need to read what they actually said, not what you interpreted:

Woolworths says it is the first national grocery retailer to introduce comparative unit pricing

Franklins and Aldi are not national retailers. So they are actually correct in their statement.

[burnz]

safeways in sydney was part of coles/mayer group (name changed to red "S" ) sold to farmland which was eventuly sold to woolworths.
safeway in melbourne is part of woolworths

[NORTI]

You need to read what they actually said, not what you interpreted:

Woolworths says it is the first national grocery retailer to introduce comparative unit pricing

Franklins and Aldi are not national retailers. So they are actually correct in their statement.

Big companies are wll known for this! They are good at wording things to sound good & be correct in that instance lol

[Reaper]

Call me old, But i only know Safeways.

Heheheh me too. The Safeway (Melbourne) brand is being phased out though soon to be gone forever.

Reaper

[minux]

Thats a bit harsh for those who struggle with even simple basic addition minux, It's also very frustrating and mind numbing when you are shopping for a weeks worth of groceries and you have to think of a trolley full of products, which one is the most value for money. I personally whole heartedly agree with the idea, regardless of who thought of the idea, it should be rolled out with all supermarkets.

Harsh? Not at all, it will just make people even lazier.

If people cannot do simple addition and subtraction I suggest they go back to school. Im not sure what the issue is though, when I shop I buy the things I like in the sizes we need. Certainly won't change because I can save 2 dollars over an entire shop. All we will have now is aisles full of dumb arses trying to calculate 4 times the price of something to see if they save 3 cents.

[Full Spectrum]

Heheheh me too. The Safeway (Melbourne) brand is being phased out though soon to be gone forever.

Reaper

.. Wasn't safeways a Victorian supermarket originally? Before pooworths bought in?. And maybe the oldest one we have?.

[STEALTHY™]

Woolworths rolls out unit pricing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

This annoys me, Woolies has come out and claimed its the first supermarket to implement unit pricing e.g. each egg costs 89cents or 50cents per 100ml on products.

HOWEVER

i work for Franklins supermarkets and we have been doing this for about 2 months now. i hate how woolies likes to monopolize and control everything, pricks

Woolworths bought every Franklins store in SA, so i think they might own your store aswell

[minux]

.. Wasn't safeways a Victorian supermarket originally? Before pooworths bought in?. And maybe the oldest one we have?.

No Safeway was a US company, this was sold off in the 80's to Woolworths.

[Full Spectrum]

No Safeway was a US company, this was sold off in the 80's to Woolworths.

Oh no Glad safeways bought them then. Thanks for that.

[excalibur]

LMAO @ the retards who need price tags to work this out.

Learn some basic maths ffs.

im with you minux to many people rely on computers and calculators these days no one seems to use their brains

[tr3nt]

Harsh? Not at all, it will just make people even lazier.

If people cannot do simple addition and subtraction I suggest they go back to school. Im not sure what the issue is though, when I shop I buy the things I like in the sizes we need. Certainly won't change because I can save 2 dollars over an entire shop. All we will have now is aisles full of dumb arses trying to calculate 4 times the price of something to see if they save 3 cents.

I can definately see what you're saying, and im sure you were being hypothetical with the "three cents" thing, but buying budget, or even getting 'more value for your money' can mean the difference of ~$20 at the end of a weekly shop.

I for one am poor with even simple mathematics, sure I can calculate 1+2 and 5+5 etc, but when it comes down to it, sure I can go back to school, but I have more important things in life than SPENDING more money to go back to school, in my career path, mathematics of that nature aren't necessary, and its a major benefit when supermarkets DO put that system in place.

I guess I just don't particularly like being labelled a 'dumbarse', or 'lazy' or even a 'retard'

[ClairBear]

If people cannot do simple addition and subtraction I suggest they go back to school.

What about those people who walk amongst us that have recognised learning difficulties? Bit pointless them going back to school to attempt to learn something they will not grasp ever?

So for some in society they are retarded, dumb, simple, stupid, morons - put any tag you like on them. They can't help how they were born.